diff --git a/js/9.9.9/evts.js b/js/9.9.9/evts.js
index ddad591..2af8d24 100644
--- a/js/9.9.9/evts.js
+++ b/js/9.9.9/evts.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   checkForStoredDataOnServer,
   delStoredDataOnServer
 } from "./web.js";
-import { getUsrId } from "./scripts.js";
 
 function showMenu() {
   var x = document.getElementById("navMob");
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ function clickImportFiles() {
           modal.replaceWith(modal.cloneNode(true));
           modalNotifier(
             "Files saved to server <br><br> would you like to <a href='/storage/" +
-              getUsrId() +
+            activeState.userId +
               ".txt' style='text-decoration: underline;' download>download</a> them?"
           ,0);
           break;
diff --git a/js/9.9.9/init.js b/js/9.9.9/init.js
index e1cb51d..760c935 100644
--- a/js/9.9.9/init.js
+++ b/js/9.9.9/init.js
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import {
 import { buildFile } from "./files.js";
 import setPassword, {
   passwordHash,
-  inputRead,
-  getUsrId,
+  inputRead
 } from "./scripts.js";
 import parseFormOnSubmit from "./parseForm.js";
 import { createStorageObj, storeSettings } from "./storage.js";
@@ -54,10 +53,6 @@ function init() {
   //init passwordhash to retrieve cookie info and set passwordHash
   passwordHash.initHash();
 
-  //set user id
-  activeState.userId = getUsrId();
-
-
   //check if user is logged in
   if (passwordHash.verify()) {
     //user logged in
diff --git a/js/9.9.9/scripts.js b/js/9.9.9/scripts.js
index 04ce91f..9bf577d 100644
--- a/js/9.9.9/scripts.js
+++ b/js/9.9.9/scripts.js
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ export const passwordHash = {
 
 
     if (verifiedStatus == true) {
+      //set user id
+      activeState.userId = getUsrId();
       setCookie(sha256(this.name), XORCipher.encode(sha256(this.name), this), 10);
     }
   },
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ function cyrb53(str, seed = 21) {
   return 4294967296 * (2097151 & h2) + (h1 >>> 0);
 }
 
-export function getUsrId() {
+function getUsrId() {
   const fingerprint = getBrowserFingerprint( { hardwareOnly: true } );
   return cyrb53(fingerprint + passwordHash);
 }
diff --git a/js/9.9.9/storage.js b/js/9.9.9/storage.js
index f44806c..7ca5259 100644
--- a/js/9.9.9/storage.js
+++ b/js/9.9.9/storage.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import XORCipher from "./xorc.js";
 import sha256 from "./sha256.min.js";
-import { getCurrentDate, getUsrId, passwordHash, sanitize } from "./scripts.js";
+import { getCurrentDate, passwordHash, sanitize } from "./scripts.js";
 
 const store = {
   getItem: function (key) {return getStor().getItem(key)},
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ function createBookShelf() {
   let saveFileName = date.current_time + "_" + date.current_date;
 
   if (tF != null) {
-    bookShelf[0] = { name: "hash", data: getUsrId(), ts: saveFileName };
+    bookShelf[0] = { name: "hash", data: activeState.userId, ts: saveFileName };
     let i = 1;
     for (let tFi of tF) {
       let data = retrieveData(tFi.fileName, tFi.template);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ function importBookShelf() {
       }
     }
   };
-  xhttp.open("GET", "php/?getStoredFiles=" + getUsrId(), true);
+  xhttp.open("GET", "php/?getStoredFiles=" + activeState.userId, true);
   xhttp.setRequestHeader(
     "Content-type",
     "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8"
diff --git a/js/9.9.9/web.js b/js/9.9.9/web.js
index a484825..fefd1e6 100644
--- a/js/9.9.9/web.js
+++ b/js/9.9.9/web.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { loadFileDivCallBack } from "./files.js";
 import { retrieveData, clearData, getFileName } from "./storage.js";
 import { insertTextBlocks, modalNotifier, resetNavBar } from "./evts.js";
 import { createTemplate, createTemplateCallBack} from "./createTemplate.js";
-import { getUsrId, logout, passwordHash } from "./scripts.js";
+import { logout, passwordHash } from "./scripts.js";
 import buildSettings from "./settings.js";
 
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ function checkForStoredDataOnServer() {
       }
     }
   };
-  xhttp.open("GET", "php/?storedFiles="+getUsrId(), true);
+  xhttp.open("GET", "php/?storedFiles="+activeState.userId, true);
   xhttp.setRequestHeader('Content-type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8');
   xhttp.send();
 }
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ function delStoredDataOnServer() {
       } 
     }
   };
-  xhttp.open("GET", "php/?storedFiles="+getUsrId()+"&del", true);
+  xhttp.open("GET", "php/?storedFiles="+activeState.userId+"&del", true);
   xhttp.setRequestHeader('Content-type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8');
   xhttp.send();
 }